Former President Bill Clinton to be honored in Boston tonight

08.28.2013 | WASHINGTON -- Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.Photo by Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press

Former President Bill Clinton will receive City Year’s Legacy Award prior a Boston Pops concert tonight at Boston Symphony Hall.

The concert, under the direction of Keith Lockhart, celebrates City Year’s 25th anniversary. The sold-out event, with more than 2,000 City Year supporters from across the nation attending, will feature vocalist Judith Hill performing with the Boston Pops. It begins at 7:30 p.m.

Clinton is being awarded City Year's Legacy Award for his leadership of national service, his longtime support of City Year and his role in the founding of City Year South Africa.

His leadership and creation of the federal national service program, AmeriCorps, have been a powerful force in City Year's ability to expand and ultimately challenge the high school achievement gap in America, according to organizers.

Founded in Boston in 1988, City Year has since expanded to serve in high-need urban schools in 25 U.S. cities and across the globe in the U.K. and South Africa, reaching more than 150,000 students each day.